Labour's Centre Left Grassroots Alliance statement

Following an all-member postal ballot of Save the Labour Party members, I have been elected to run on the Centre Left Grassroots Alliance (CLGA) slate for the National Executive Committee. Our joint statement sets out what we stand for.

Gordon Brown on taking over as leader of the Labour Party promised to renew party democracy, rebuild the party itself, and give members more say in shaping policy. CLGA candidates will seek to hold him to his word. This is vital to increase membership and activism, and to win back electoral support for Labour candidates at every level.

Our individual statements are on Page 2. Each of us has given personal contact details to enable any member to pose questions. Looking forward to hearing from you. Our first hurdle is to secure a nomination from our own CLPs, then CLPs in other regions. That's before 1 April 2008. An OMOV ballot will take place in the summer.